On the recordFebruary 8, 2009
This notion that somehow I came in here just ginned up to spend $800 billion, that wasn't -- that wasn't how I envisioned my presidency beginning.
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transcripts.cnn.com“This notion that somehow I came in here just ginned up to spend $800 billion, that wasn't -- that wasn't how I envisioned my presidency beginning.”
Obama addresses misconceptions about his initial economic plans.
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